Couple problems with kindle besides the aforementioned power issues.
1. Property rights. Kindle has in the past removed books due to unresolved copyright issues, not only from their store but from people’s downloads. I find that stance extremely intrusive.
2. The monitoring issue, again they can see what people are readiing. I have a problem with that.
3. The corruption issue. How can you be sure that the kindle book is accurate and that they haven’t made ‘changes’ to the book?
4. Resale and gifts. Can’t do either with the Kindle, which is why the price is lower.
I see the benefit in not having to lug books around, but this is called a ‘laptop’. Everything I needed for school was on here.
I hear you loud and clear on all points. :) As much as I like to read, I have to wonder how long the batteries would last.
I write gardening articles for the local paper, and dabble with a lot of fiction/children’s stories. No matter how many times I read and re-read them on my puter, they don’t seem “real” until I get my hands on a print copy. LOL
BTW, have a MacBook Pro. I absolutely ADORE my Mac! Wasn’t sure I’d like a laptop at first, either, but mine will have to be pried out of my cold, dead hands. :)